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astro-ph.HE2021★ 28 cited
The Eccentric Nature of Eccentric Tidal Disruption Events
M. Cufari, Eric. R. Coughlin, C. J. Nixon
Upon entering the tidal sphere of a supermassive black hole, a star is ripped apart by tides and transformed into a stream of debris. The ultimate fate of that debris, and the prop…
astro-ph.HE2021★ 33 cited
Exploring compact binary merger host galaxies and environments with
S. Mandhai, G. P. Lamb, N. R. Tanvir +5
Compact binaries such as double neutron stars or a neutron star paired with a black-hole, are strong sources of gravitational waves during coalescence and also the likely progenito…
astro-ph.HE2021★ 20 cited
On the dynamics of low-viscosity warped discs around black holes
N. C. Drewes, C. J. Nixon
Accretion discs around black holes can become warped by Lense-Thirring precession if the disc is tilted with respect to the black hole spin vector. When the disc viscosity is suffi…